The Office of the Ombudsman has suspended Bohol Mayor Danilo Guivencan for failing to state his wife’s business interests in his Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs). In a statement issued on Thursday, the Ombudsman said that the business interests and financial connections of Guivencan’s wife were nowhere to be found in his SALNs from 2010 to 2012. For this, the Ombudsman found Guivencan guilty of simple neglect of duty and ordered his suspension for one month and one day. The Ombudsman noted that Section 8 of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (Republic Act No. These should also include the financial and business interests of their spouses and of unmarried children under 18 years old living in their households, the Ombudsman stressed.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 01, 2018 04:18 UTC